It was autumn, Linda's favorite time of year$-$and busiest time of year, too. She works at a company that produces apple$-$pie filling:

sweet, yet a little tart, with just a touch of cinnamon$-$so tasty! And with ripe apples from local suppliers being in season, her company

is ramping up production. The following expectations are in place for this last quarter of the year.

Additional information:

Budgeted selling price is $$3$ per unit.

Desired ending inventory of finished goods is $20\%$ of next month's sales.

Desired ending inventory of apples is $25\%$ of next month's production needs for October and November, and $10\%$ of next

month's production needs for December.

Desired ending inventory of spice mix is $20\%$ of next month's production needs.

$,$ Each finished unit requires $2$ pounds of apples.

$,$ Each finished unit requires $\frac{1}{4}$ cup of spice mix.

$,$ Cost per pound of apples is $$0\mathrm{.}40.$

$,$ Cost per cup of spice mix is $$0\mathrm{.}30.$

$,$ Estimated production for January is $10,000$ units.

On September $30,$ the company held exactly its desired levels for both DM Inventory and FG Inventory.

PREPARE THE PRODUCTIONM BUDGET FOR APPLE$-$PIE FILLING FOR THE QUARTER.

OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, AND QUARTER.